The Lightning Blade Is Mine

Aragaki Yasushi had secretly used Charge long ago, just waiting for the lightning to come to him.

The moment the bolts of lightning filling the sky touched him, he obediently absorbed them into his body without causing him the slightest harm.

### Not only was he unharmed, Aragaki Yasushi also felt warm all over. He had never felt better.

### Raiga Kurosuki's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

### "How is this possible?!"

### Ever since he got Kiba, this was the first time someone had been unafraid of his Lightning Style!

### Even Cloud ninja, who were the best at Lightning Style, had to avoid the brunt of his attacks. How could anyone resist them so easily?

### Aragaki Yasushi looked at Raiga Kurosuki smugly, raised his right hand, and spoke in a teasing tone.

### "Thanks, Mr. Free Power Bank. Now it's my turn."

### "Thunderbolt!"

### You had to shout the name of your move loud and proud.

### Otherwise, it wouldn't be Pokemon enough!

### In an instant, dazzling golden lightning burst from his fingertips and struck straight toward Raiga Kurosuki.

### Raiga Kurosuki hadn't even recovered from his shock when the golden lightning hit him squarely. His anguished scream instantly rang through the forest.

### "Yasushi!" Might Guy watched Aragaki Yasushi step forward to protect them, trembling with excitement as he shouted.

### Nearby, Jinin Akebino furrowed his brow and said impatiently, "What a troublesome brat."

### As soon as he finished speaking, he raised a hand and hurled the axe he was holding straight at Aragaki Yasushi.

### His blunt sword, Kabutowari, was made up of an axe and a hammer, and its fighting style was quite unusual.

### His usual method was to throw the axe first, then strike the back of it with the hammer to add force, making the attack devastating.

### In his view, no matter how strong a defense was, this move could break through it.

### Watching the axe hurtle toward him, Aragaki Yasushi stood right where he was without reacting at all.

### Jinin Akebino wondered to himself.

### What?

### Was he scared stiff?

### He was nothing special after all.

### But he didn't notice the look in Aragaki Yasushi's eyes.

### It was the look of someone watching a dead man.

### The next second, a blue figure suddenly dropped from the sky and kicked Jinin Akebino flying.

### Jinin Akebino felt a terrifying force slam into him, as if every bone in his body were about to come apart.

### He flew off like he'd been hit by a speeding truck, smashing through who knew how many trees before crashing hard into the ground and leaving a huge crater.

### The five remaining members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen immediately reined in their arrogance and stared solemnly at the blue figure.

### "That terrifying chakra... Is this a Konoha powerhouse?"

### "Who is it?"

### Might Guy looked at the familiar figure ahead of him. Unable to hold back any longer, he burst into tears and shouted, "Father!"

### That was right. The blue figure was Might Duy, who had opened the Seventh Gate!

### Thanks to Aragaki Yasushi flying him there, they'd saved a lot of time on the journey.

### By the time they arrived, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had only just noticed Might Guy and the others. They hadn't had time to attack yet.

### Might Duy had been frantic at first, itching to rush out and save his son immediately.

### But Aragaki Yasushi had stopped him, telling him to stay hidden, get ready, and wait for the right moment to launch a surprise attack.

### And Might Duy didn't disappoint. After secretly opening the Seventh Gate, he went straight for a lethal attack, kicking Jinin Akebino so hard he stopped breathing.

### Aragaki Yasushi stood nearby, rubbing his chin and feeling rather smug.

### Tsk, with me helping, Might Duy doesn't need to open the Eight Gates at all.

### Given the situation, Might Duy could kick the rest of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to death all by himself in his Seventh Gate state!

### After all, Jinin Akebino was already dead, leaving them one powerhouse short.

### Raiga Kurosuki was completely countered by me, too, and was now badly injured. He wasn't a threat anymore.

### So it was five against one, with me helping. This would be a breeze for Might Duy.

### Speaking of Raiga Kurosuki, Aragaki Yasushi suddenly remembered something and turned to look in his direction.

### "Oh? You're still alive? Tough bastard!"

### He immediately realized it must have been thanks to Kiba.

### It could conduct lightning.

### After Raiga Kurosuki was struck by his Thunderbolt, he had used Kiba to conduct most of the lightning into the ground.

### But even though only a small portion had hit him, it had still left him badly injured and barely able to stand.

### Aragaki Yasushi's eyes lit up.

### Kicking someone when they're down is what I'm best at!

### He immediately activated the Energy Scroll, launching his attack in an instant.

### A green beam shot out and flew straight toward Raiga Kurosuki.

### Suikazan Fuguki frowned and instinctively started forward to rescue him.

### But before he could move, Might Duy had already charged ahead.

### After opening the Seventh Gate, Might Duy was absurdly fast. No one present could keep up with him.

### Suikazan Fuguki had barely taken a step when Might Duy's aura locked onto him, making him stop in his tracks.

### Seeing this, the other four immediately gave up on rescuing Raiga Kurosuki. They stared tensely at Might Duy.

### They were full of confusion and disbelief.

### This didn't make sense!

### When had Konoha gotten a powerhouse this terrifying?

### Konoha had plenty of powerful ninja, but every one of them was famous. There was no way someone like this could be an unknown nobody.

### Even Aragaki Yasushi, standing nearby, was someone they'd heard a little about.

### He was that Paper Style ninja who'd recently become famous.

### But they knew absolutely nothing about Might Duy. They'd never even heard of him.

### They could only marvel in shock at Konoha's abundance of talent. The village had even been hiding a ruthless fighter like this. They were in serious trouble!

### By then, the green beam fired by the Energy Scroll had already hit Raiga Kurosuki, riddling him with holes.

### Raiga Kurosuki didn't even manage one last scream. His body fell like a ragdoll, his life extinguished for good.

### Aragaki Yasushi picked up Kiba, which had fallen nearby, and weighed it in his hand.

### Tsk, this Ninja Blade was pretty nice.

### It felt just right in his hand and was especially suited to his abilities!

### He immediately started making plans.

### Using it to draw down lightning and charge himself in the future would be incredibly convenient!

### Using Kiba directly required chakra to create lightning, but it could also draw on the lightning that already existed in nature.

### The chakra he expended was just a catalyst.

### For example, there was one of Kiba's signature Lightning Release Ninjutsu techniques: Lightning Style: Natural Lightning.

### It could use Kiba to create lightning and strike the sky, drawing down the natural lightning above.

### It was much like Uchiha Sasuke's Lightning Release: Kirin.

### But this technique was more convenient. It didn't need Fire Style to start it off, nor the Sharingan to observe the lightning's path.

### At this thought, Aragaki Yasushi suddenly furrowed his brow, a question popping into his mind.

### Did Kirigakure have a summoning scroll for the Ninja Blades?

### He remembered that Hozuki Mangetsu had one in the original story, allowing him to summon several Ninja Blades.

### He just didn't know whether the scroll had already existed in Kirigakure, or whether Hozuki Mangetsu had made it himself after becoming the second generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

### Aragaki Yasushi was more inclined to believe the latter.

### After all, Hozuki Mangetsu still couldn't summon Samehada or Hiramekarei after being revived with Impure World Reincarnation in the original story.

### But Hozuki Mangetsu was Hiramekarei's second owner, and even he couldn't summon it.

### Could it be that a Ninja Blade couldn't be summoned by anyone else once it had an owner?

### If that was really the case, he'd happily take all seven Ninja Blades!

### Still, he'd probably have to hand a few of them over to the village. He couldn't keep them all for himself.

### Otherwise, that old Third would nag him about it.